Traffic clogs Highway 101 as people leave work in Los Angeles on Aug. 29, 2014. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Some countries have already rung in the new year, but across the U.S., cities are getting ready to say hello to 2020 in myriad strange ways. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Wildfires burning across Australia's two most-populous states Tuesday trapped residents of a seaside town in apocalyptic conditions, destroyed properties and caused fatalities. AP hide caption
Moni Yakim teaches a movement class at Juilliard in May 2019. Claudio Papapietro hide caption
A farmer operates a combine to harvest soybeans in Wyanet, Ill. Farmers got more than $22 billion in government payments in 2019. It's the highest level of farm subsidies in 14 years. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Farmers Got Billions From Taxpayers In 2019, And Hardly Anyone Objected
Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, faced criticism after he sent a now-deleted tweet about the suspect in the stabbing attack in Monsey, N.Y. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
Chelsea Manning leaves the Albert V. Bryan U.S. District Courthouse in northern Virginia in March. A top official with the United Nations says that her punishment for refusing to testify amounts to torture. Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
From left: Sekou Sheriff, of Barkedu village in Liberia, whose parents died at an Ebola treatment center; a polio vaccination booth in Pakistan; a schoolgirl in Ethiopia examines underwear with a pocket for a menstrual pad; an image from a video on the ethics of selfies; Consolata Agunga goes door-to-door as a community health worker in her village in Kenya. From left: John Poole/NPR; Jason Beaubien/NPR; Courtesy of Be Girl Inc.; SAIH Norway/Screenshot by NPR; Marc Silver/NPR hide caption
Martin Shkreli, former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, appeared before the House Oversight Committee during a contentious hearing on drug pricing on Feb. 4, 2016. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Outraged Iraqi protesters, angered by U.S. strikes on armed battalions belonging to an Iranian-backed militia, attack the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday. Murtadha Sudani/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
The residence of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn is shown on Tuesday in Beirut. A close friend says Ghosn, who is awaiting trial in Japan, has arrived in Beirut. Maya Alleruzzo/AP hide caption
We all struggle with healthy habits — including experts. They just have science-tested tips to get them back on track. Michael Driver for NPR hide caption
Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó take part in a march in Caracas in February 2019. Amid Venezuela's isolation and catastrophic economic conditions, Guaidó emerged as a key challenger to Nicolás Maduro's rule, but has had difficulty sustaining his initial mass momentum in support. Cristian Hernandez/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
During a vigil this month for people who died while homeless in Los Angeles in 2019, organizers floated candlelit lanterns on Echo Park Lake. Anna Scott/KCRW hide caption
An Impossible Burger, left, and a Cali Burger, from Umami Burger. A new era of meat alternatives appeared on restaurant menus and grocery story shelves in 2019. Richard Drew/AP hide caption